Setting up The IISc Archives Setting up The IISc Archives The Story so farThe Story so far

Dr. S. VenkadesanDr. S. VenkadesanConvener Convener

Archives CellArchives CellIndian Institute of ScienceIndian Institute of Science

GenesisGenesis

Convocation address by Lord Convocation address by Lord ReayReay in 1889in 1889““It is only by the combined efforts of the wisest men It is only by the combined efforts of the wisest men in England, of the wisest men in India, that we can in England, of the wisest men in India, that we can hope to establish in this old home of learning, real hope to establish in this old home of learning, real universities which will give a fresh impulse to universities which will give a fresh impulse to learning, to research, to criticism, which will inspire learning, to research, to criticism, which will inspire reverence and impart strength and selfreverence and impart strength and self--reliance to reliance to future generation of ours and your countrymenfuture generation of ours and your countrymen””

JamsetjiJamsetji N Tata was influenced by Lord N Tata was influenced by Lord ReayReay’’ss exhortation.exhortation.

GenesisGenesis

Swami Vivekananda and J N Tata travel Swami Vivekananda and J N Tata travel together and exchange their viewstogether and exchange their viewsForesight of Swami VivekanandaForesight of Swami VivekanandaJ N TataJ N Tata’’s scheme and its fundings scheme and its fundingGenerosity of Maharani Regent of Mysore and Generosity of Maharani Regent of Mysore and efforts of Sir efforts of Sir SeshadriSeshadri IyerIyerFollowFollow--up and sustained support by up and sustained support by PadshahPadshah, , Sister Sister NiveditaNivedita, Tata sons and Maharaja of , Tata sons and Maharaja of MysoreMysore

CollectionsCollections

Letter from JN Tata Letter from JN Tata to Swami to Swami VivekanandaVivekananda

National ArchivesNational Archives

Various documents Various documents Government orders on Government orders on the formation of the the formation of the InstituteInstitute

Approvals for Approvals for buildings and financesbuildings and finances

~ 2000 pages~ 2000 pages

Institute DocumentsInstitute Documents

Provisional report for constituting the InstituteProvisional report for constituting the InstituteAppointment orders of the early directorsAppointment orders of the early directorsReports of the Council, Court, and Financial Reports of the Council, Court, and Financial Reports Reports Senate papersSenate papersOld RegistersOld RegistersEquipments used by maintenance staffEquipments used by maintenance staffInsurance papers of the InstituteInsurance papers of the Institute

First Meeting of the Provisional Meeting

(23 March 1908)

Excerpts from the Report on the establishment of the Institute

First Meeting of the Council of the Institute

(06 September 1909)

Important SpeechesImportant Speeches

Corner Stone Ceremony SpeechesCorner Stone Ceremony SpeechesMaharaja of MysoreMaharaja of Mysore

Sir D J TataSir D J Tata

Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi’’s address to the Institute s address to the Institute facultyfaculty

Speech by Sir M Speech by Sir M VisvesvarayaVisvesvaraya at the at the inauguration of Metallurgy Departmentinauguration of Metallurgy Department

Speech of His Highness Maharaja Sri Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar on the occasion of the Opening of New Wind Tunnel

(3rd February 1959)

Address at the Inauguration of Department of Metallurgy by Sir M Visvesvaraya

(6th July 1948)

C V RamanC V Raman’’s Collections Collection

Early research work which lead to the Nobel Early research work which lead to the Nobel PrizePrize

Photographs of Raman receiving the Nobel Photographs of Raman receiving the Nobel PrizePrize

RamanRaman’’s Spectrographs Spectrograph

PhotographsPhotographs

Photographs of the first buildings builtPhotographs of the first buildings builtConstruction workers involved in the job Construction workers involved in the job

Library in the building stage (current main building)Library in the building stage (current main building)

Electrical Technology (current physics department)Electrical Technology (current physics department)

General General ChemistyChemisty (current IPC department)(current IPC department)

DirectorDirector’’s bungalows bungalow

Hostel blocksHostel blocks

Faculty BungalowsFaculty Bungalows

Picture of Construction WorkersInside the Library (Current Main Building)

First Departments Electrical Technology (Current Physics)

First Departments Pure and Applied Chemistry ( Current Inorganic Physical Chemistry)

First Mens’ Hostel

First Womens’ Hostel

Both the Hostel blocks have given way to new blocks

PhotographsPhotographs

Prominent PersonalityProminent PersonalityMahatma Gandhi in the InstituteMahatma Gandhi in the Institute

Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru

RajendraRajendra PrasadPrasad

S S RadhakrishnanRadhakrishnan

Golden Jubilee celebrationsGolden Jubilee celebrations

Diamond Jubilee celebrationsDiamond Jubilee celebrations

Prof. S Prof. S DhawanDhawan’’ss retirement functionretirement function

C V Raman, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel

Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal NehruMysore Maharaja arriving for the Golden Jubilee Function

PhotographsPhotographs

Early laboratoriesEarly laboratories

Laboratory equipmentsLaboratory equipments

Decoration for ViceroyDecoration for Viceroy’’s visits visit

VideoVideo

Several video clippingsSeveral video clippingsProminent among being QueenProminent among being Queen’’s visit to the s visit to the InstituteInstitute

Film Division footages on IIScFilm Division footages on IISc

From other sourcesFrom other sources

Tata ArchivesTata Archives

The HinduThe Hindu

The Times of IndiaThe Times of India

Deccan HeraldDeccan Herald

Madras UniversityMadras University

Ramakrishna MissionRamakrishna Mission

Film Division ArchivesFilm Division Archives

Advertisement in the Newspaper “The Electrician”

Glimpses of IIScGlimpses of IIScExhibitionExhibition

Thank YouThank You

National Science ArchivesNational Science Archives

Universities, Research Institutions, Universities, Research Institutions, Laboratories ~ more than 60 years oldLaboratories ~ more than 60 years old

Time ripe to start collecting and preserving old Time ripe to start collecting and preserving old documents, photographs, equipment and other documents, photographs, equipment and other artifactsartifacts

Collect information on national laboratories Collect information on national laboratories which has become defunctwhich has become defunct

Association of Science ArchivesAssociation of Science Archives

Setting up a Science Archives Forum Setting up a Science Archives Forum CoCo--operationoperation

CoCo--ordinationordination

Exchange of experiencesExchange of experiences

Assistance to smaller institutions to help setup Assistance to smaller institutions to help setup archive cellsarchive cells